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A resume is one argument, made in about six seconds. Here is how to build it, section by section, and what each one is actually for.
Read ArticleYour resume score is seven categories, each with a published weight. Here is what each one measures, when it switches off, and the three cases where the number is wrong.
Read MoreSilence is not one problem. It is five, they need completely different fixes, and you can work out which one you have.
Read MoreStop guessing which words matter. The posting tells you, if you read it three times for three different things.
Read MoreA decision-by-decision guide to the file itself: format, layout, headings, dates, fonts and the elements that vanish on the way in.
Read MoreAn ATS is a database with a parser attached. Almost every myth about them comes from imagining something else.
Read MoreThe famous statistic about it is made up. The underlying effect is real, and it works differently from how it is usually described.
Read MoreWhat to do in the first week, what to ask before you sign anything, and how to talk about it without apologising.
Read MoreA working division of labour: what to hand to a model, what to keep, and the check that stops you submitting a stranger.
Read MoreNot the classic errors. These are the ones that are new, or that got expensive recently because the screening layer changed.
Read MoreMatching moved from literal keywords to meaning. That changes which advice still works, and quietly raises the cost of vagueness.
Read MoreWhat an applicant tracking system really does to your resume, and the ten changes that follow from it.
Read MoreTwo hundred applications is not more effort than twenty. It is a different, worse strategy, and it usually produces fewer interviews.
Read MoreMost cover letters fail because they restate the resume. Here is the one job a cover letter can do that a resume cannot.
Read MoreSeven mistakes that are common precisely because each one feels like the right thing to do at the time.
Read MoreA template does not decorate your resume. It decides what a reader meets first, and how much room each part gets.
Read MorePut these tips into practice with our AI-powered resume builder. Build ATS-optimized resumes, track your applications, and land more interviews.